American Shakespeare Center

After struggling to safely stage plays during the pandemic and then grappling with issues surrounding theater management, the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton is back with a new creative director and a new style of decision-making.

The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton kept going through more than a year of pandemic, but now the curtain has come down – the theater canceling its fall season to restructure and retrain a dwindling cast and crew.

The plague is still a problem, but the play is back. After more than five months, the American Shakespeare Center is offering live performances of Twelfth…

The American Shakespeare Center is known for its authentic performances. The Blackfriar’s Theatre in Staunton is a replica of the place where the bard’s plays were staged in 17th century London. As was the custom back then, shows are performed with the lights on, and as Sandy Hausman reports, there’s one other feature that defines productions.

The Blackfriar’s Theater in Staunton draws thousands of people each year to see the plays of Shakespeare, but one man stands out as a kind of superfan.…